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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

Parksr, J. H Putney and J. C.
tTo-lam Of Coventry A c Sleeper.
i Z. BowIey, i. Y. Adams. ;. Q.
y nipple. y. o. Blake, J. c. Moul-
ton Hiram Drown and Geo. Craw-
lord Of Newport: L 4 Lund and
II s. u hite Of Bloomington s.: c. y
NaEboys. Ed Hawkins. David John
son- Daniel Dwver. Amasa Dwyer.
y. z. johnson and c. B. George
e Charleston; Calvin Wilson. 4. !.
Ao-ul and : Moranvllle Of Derby
l. l. Musk Of Lawrence, Mass, e.
n Lane Of Springfield. Mass, H.
A. Buzzeu OF Littleoon, y. h,
James Lunge Of West Burke and
Dana Fuller Of North Troy.
Comrade Parker hzs written 20
every old member Of the company
whose residence could b ascertained-
and has received answers 70 many
e bis invitations 70 Be present
some Of these letters were read sd
ling much TO the pleasure Of the
occasion i vote Of thanks was
given 10 Comrade Parker for the
interest taken BIZ him IN getting -
many Of the old boys 70 Newport.
The records Of the company show
whole number OF enlisted men. rs:
discharged during service. .; died.
- deserted 10: transferred. ;. 1t
was voted 10 extend q cordial invita-
ton 10 au living members OF the 9Th
VI Vols. 70 meet with Co. Z. II
Newport next fail. The committee
q arrangements vii do al IN their
power 70 bring this about. and the
tine Of meeting vii be announced
II some future date This reunion
Vas 4 grand success
GEO N LANE. SEC.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

Pelsrs9as Ngqa=5ae for October : on
hand and / one Of t1e best uun5eS Of this
year OF even UDQS1aI excellence The steel
engraving i 8 charming reproduction q
Le>le-S beautiful painting. a Maiden
Fair 70 See and The [ashionpLzreS
T00d-cUIS- znd designs for The workable
Ee Al capital There : Al interesting
Illustrated article By way Of opening and
ne stories ard poems are exceptionally
good In this number are given The o1ers
q Isers0lS getting up Gibbs for next year
and they are very tempting: few uzza-
Ines award premiums lhz1 approach he
valUa5le books and euErzvtnzs Peterson
aasrows- The attractions for ISIS are
I1Der01=-1Ew writer's ID Be added 70 TIE
sat Of favorl16 old contributors more
costly elGrav-nZs and wood-cu1s-1n fact
Hovel1F and fresh variety IN every depart
ne1L one can be certain This = not only
SAD 5u1 really meant. for this paper
has proved during nearly half century
l1a- Il promises are always faithfully kept
Terms Two Dollars per year. with great
deductions 10 Clubs >zDple-copies sent
free 10 those desiring 70 ger up clubs
Address PETEE>UV'S NAGAZISE 516 Chest
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

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cl-rcn are PAE'eEln=- p4-l11= and deco
l~lln- lne INTERIOR Z 'e's Ie21 2no
"a e L ll-nAef-
E1oti=and-
Il He41- ~ gone 70 a Ito "ork-
Rev. Wallace and family are visiting ST
Troy and VESTED
Rav Davis : s---n57nr school 81 S-sn-
stead r-T7Aoa S-a7--aa7 ? q
George q E7r.AsH rbo h. he, SCI
for 3 number Of weeks ! OF again
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Mas = IN town visiting her grandson
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

book published o1= hundred E4Ees.eleEaur eul1re5
p-a-eS. W 5= sem v81 OF recep1 q tree Scent
: c. Boston Mas
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

Whsu shz wzs Child sh. cred <E CSszo-z2-
Wien SIS became Kiss SIC ding 70 Css10-i&.
Eh1 shz Id CEE-2- SIC CAV. 4@ Cssou-1A,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

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MT ----s -7~ % Boston ms wees
- - lev STOCK = millinery goods
l = owen - he BE s-ua>a which
w. ~-7E- # ne fair n - store WI
The u-- -5--~ meet with Mr.. Grow
THURSDAY ar-e-11au= lh- Ladies Aid q
v=--E W---=~-4r afternoon
-1= z------ Il -a= ezz- win premium
III crowds OH much Other uz--e- this
-z winch ought n La-e appeared 10
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How B--1=-- Surrender possession
Old American House ms u--E and
l-1- E57.-~az -k= 11.---~z1-- II
= Reported ---r Geo L=--- WILL soon Re-
--= from --= Crystal Lake hotel
lE~- l-z-T B--1z-1 who baS hen
stopping Il Geo Z Eaz=-, under med
"a. treatment Pr DR.. E-1r-r - Bsrr1r
--1-uz za~ - zza-5r=l 30 health -
60 -=-l-- 10 a=- hone - H.-z-a-=-
TIE thanks d TIE NaS--lE are due
--. T. Drown for trace ofa.s r5u--e-u-
-1--5- premium corn r1- 1u- ua>=uu
l- extraordinary produces Dr. Pezr-
~-- also Tor the ala au1f-s from -b= An
crews 5---z---
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I'll n e1-r-a. ru5-- me au-r5--.
cr-1- ol1 Gz--,- on W=dn=-5ar evening
l--- 5-z- He VII sz=as O liz a-e1i-
lecture The uunzz=> ADD other interest
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Tie l-11- seller in suns ranging from
-a--- 70 several hundred dollars
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or 20 --5~ once 4 szch-r 1az rs4S taken
from floral hail probably ~ mistake.
TT ID -he party return 10 lhiS Office
Ela1 simpson ana son who were I'D
here p=dls.u- u1l-s-v % the hor~e swap
per- l--.1z tz= lair. cane d here On me /
IMITATION 81 constable n. NJ. >c7-r on T
F-5-av ana paid q -f-rl= over fo-rv dollars
-5- rleir privilege 10 violate he law .
l--=r parties know little more about I
HIS ~" --z1 L-=E ----
Tie opportunity ha~ come when he (
--z-Tn=u and farmers IL This vicinity
can have a butter factory established 81 .
-z.~ village # they desire v. ".
Pearson ID experienced butter maker
from Franklin county \ T. VIII pul
Co., factory L II can q guaranteed :
~--l-leHi amount q cream and mix =
3 --iaL- --7 success o- ne enterprise
e WE meet lle people 81 >r1o0- mouse
ball Tuesday evening IL : O'Clock Let
there - llr=7 a-tenllu-e-
RarF.H E=sudfu.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

The besf SAVE Ia TIRE wur-3 ssr Cats. Bratses
>ores- I-cers- >-lr Eheaz, Fever Sores. Tarer.
ChafFea AAn-s- Cal-alalzs- Coras, amt a. >ka
Er'F--aas ans positively cures Pies ar ~ rav rs
qa5red- Il q zs4rauserd 81 give rsrssrt rsssl.
r5oa - money refunded. Pm Is -.--. re- t.-x.
For s4le 81 T. - Pe---e
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03
Dyspepsia

Makes many Ives miserable. and oeren leads
ss1 destruction Distress &9asr eating Sex head
ache. hez-1sE-ns soz- st0E12eAs neral osE-eS-
son exc ezlsed by this very e0z----au1 AID
Increasing disease E005s SzrszEza-zlA tones the
ssaEzzeh. creates anEsrlse- p-0zzg-es healthy
Digestion, relieves sick headache elezrS rhs
Ez-aE and cures the 1z0sr obs1Ezzss CASES q GEs-
persia E.e&d rhe Su-zuwzng=
. have been troubled with GTSpspstz- 7 had
buT Ez1ls zFEs-las- and What Cid ezr Glsr-ssssd
ne or did ne E-1Is good. II Al h0ur zfssE eating
I world experience tzll1less tired zL-Eule
feeling. though I had D0s ez.s1 a1yrhE1g-
Eos1's SzrsapzrizA cid Al izzusnss z110Uur
q good L gave ne Al appetite. and ny 9ood
-sIlsAsd and szzis6s6 The c-zvinss had previously
sxvs1s1csL Z relieved ne q rhz- FAINT. szrs6-
zL-Ea3E feeling have fer % nuzch better Since
I teaE Hoods sars4pG-z-la. thai al h4PPy .
recommend II" G. A PAGE Wzze-rowz. E4sz-
B Be sure 70 SCI o1ly
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sod ~ Al druggists 81 zlx1urEa F-sp@rsda-
BY G. HOOD Co AF0zhse&-lss. Lo~el. s--az-
100 Doses One Dollar
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

EDE. O. GRAHAM the Rochester UUrS-
eryDzn. wants TWO OF three good Den
10 LAKE orders for his nurSerT stock
H facilities and Inducements are such
e1at new men earn good salaries from
the start, He furnishes each agent
complete outfit free lncludiug q hand
some BOOK Of plates. snd he guarantees
customers FrSt-cIISs stock He PAYS
sslary and expenses or commission 70
good Den- Now, T you want 70 earn
some money write him 81 once for fan
3arucnisrs- His general stock ! large
and h= has besides many valuable spe-
c-alEi=S- Don't delay writing him but
ask I'm for terms etc. 81 once Ad-
dress. EDW- % GRAHAM NurSeryLla
y Y
Mrs Joseph Baker- Of johnson u, Vas greatly
afflicted VIII Ell-hlslc for rEeurF yez-S, Gad was
Pronounced lF p1vslelz1s - zncur4b-a- Two BOT
--e~ Of R-ls-4--z B4ls4m OF W-ld Cherry Afforded
her Inz-L RELIEF, 4l5 I've completely cured her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03
W est Burke

Quarterly meeting services 81 n E
church, commencing Saturday Al 1 80
with 3 sermon from the Presiding Elder
quarterly conference following. Sunday.
4 love feast, sermon and sacrament Il
VIII Dc 81 important occasion for The
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

William [ Underwood II In & precsriOuS
condition Of health.
Arthur Woodbury. took the first money
both Il the fair ST Rutland and 81 The
State fair Al Burlington for the best
trottiug 3 Year old colt Mr. Woodbury.
may justly feel proud Of his horse
Bert Paige and Geo. Hoyt have each
bought s building LOT and VII commence
soon 10 build thereon Edwin has com
menced work OF the cellar for new
house Several parties are looking for
suitable lots On which % put mp houses
j 5 Drenan attended The reunion Of
the nth Regt- - Burlington last week
and reports 8 most pleasant and sue
cessful reunion There was rousing
camp fire on The eve Of the asLh with
speeches from GOV. Ormsbee. Gen. Var
ner, Col Walker. Capt Austin and
others
Ten members Of Victor lodge went 70
South CrafuSbUry Tuesday evening 10
assist Rev Nr- Scri8uer n organizing
3 lodge Of Good TemplarS 81 that place.
About 50 members Joined the order. after
which their officers were duly Installed.
The society starts OF with 3 goodIv
humber. n Do show marked interest in
the WORK
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

CALEDONIA COUNTY
1T JOhn-buH-

The Carrirk Bros Granite company
has bought james Warmers interest IN
The old steam mill property opposite The
depot for $500
Dr. H ; Calde-wood haS been Re-
moved from The board Of pension exam
iDer> and DR. T r Stiles VII probably
III the position thus made vacant
The recent reduced rates advertised
from The ezst 70 Lbr s. Louis G 4 Z
meetings are being cut sin further.
Single tickets 10 New YORK from S.
Louis are selling a $50 and lower
rates sill VII YET b quoIed-
Bern + Fine. son Of E O. Finel,
while engaged II assisting The workmen
who have been mixing some slight Re
pairs Oh th= North church Monday. fell
from : ladder 70 the ground a dis
lance Of about 50 feet and broke
both arms. The le1r one Just above TIE
wrist and me other above TIE elbow
The Caledouia fa1r seems 10 have been
a. big success financially a. It was il
other directions Al any rate, the Re
celpt> were larger than ever before
The gate money and grand stand Re-
celpts figured up sSl76.58. and the rents
came % $3.50, making 3 total Of S4o66-5o- I
Last year the total receipts from the I
same sources were S5776- S0-or three I
hundred dollars less than this year
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03
Boston Wholesale Produce Market
CORRECTED ELPEEss-L FOE
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR,
A d. HI BIB 4 HID.

5o1 az-- and Commission Dealer II 5ulse-. Caezs
-Four. Lard. EgEs- 5ez1s, Dried Aptlz-
etc. = John street, 6uS1u1-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

supper FRIDAY evening. 80 persons a.
tending TIE society cleared over 81
sheffield
Ms ia Bruce la purchased Al organ
Of J NJ C2ss-
Ms Laura Cook has returned from her
visit 60 NoTJh6eld-
james y hlBe has gone 10 Burlington
10 WORK for liz brother CharIe~-
J. n Cas- exhibited some nee organs
81 The CaIedonia and Orleans county fairs
Ed Richardson and wife q Bz-net are
II town visiting VII Darling and wife
ere Il town visiting 81 a L Browns
& Bradley hzs lei his farm 70 james
Weber and moved ID I-yns1o1TlIIe- -(Teo-
WAIco1 Las taken the Fuller farm on Gil
berT SQUARE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

David Wood i doing The work On Fred
DAYS house
= g Gray ! improving his hotel by
fixing up The eD part
Quite ng-15e- went from this place 10
Sheffield 70 attend tie pound party a E.
der Car5s1ie-S last Friday afternoon The
Elder vas uuch pleased and vel Erep,zr-
Cd 70 stand such pou1dlnc s. that
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03
Evansville

Thomas 2 Marshall i clapbo4rdinz
and painting H. house
Dana Eaulal has gone 10 Proct0rs-
vile - WORK FOR Geo Brown
Elisha Foster i having The tar
paint put % The roofs 81 IL buildings
The friends Of Mrs Nathan Leonard
VII 5= pleased 70 learn thai she has
been awarded 3 pension
Prank Cr--t-Lan went 10 Canada recent
-v and bought over forty head OF Young
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19
Gettysburg and the Franco Prus-
sian War.

During the Franco-P Prussian war
| kept a map of the field OF opera
tions with colored pegs, that were
moved from day to day to indicate
the movement of the two armies.
Bazaine had been driven to shelter at
Metz. McMahon had been driven
back to the route leading FROM Paris
to Mcntz and seemed in doubt
whether he would 60 to Paris or to
Bazaine's relief. He suffered him
self to he forced north Of the route
between these points. On the morn
ing that the wires brought us that
information. two or three of the
French Creoles of New Orleans
visited my Office to inquire my views
of the movements then proceeding.
| replied, McMahon's army will be
prisoners of war in ten days" They
were very indignant and stated that
| was republican and in sympathy
with the Prussians. My reply was
that | had only given them my solu,
ton of military problem. The
Prussians we're on the shorter route
to Paris or to Metz, SO that if Nc
Mahon should attempt to move in
either direction the Prussians, avail
ing themselves of the shorter lines,
would interpose and force Mcmahon
to attack, but he had already been
so beaten and demoralized that he
could not he expected to make sue
cessful attack, and would therefore
be obliged to surrender. Ii he had
gone directly to Paris before giving
up his shorter route, it is possible
that he could have organized sue,
coring army for the relief of Metz.
Had we interposed between Meade
and Washington our army in almost
at successful prestige as was that Of
the Prussians, Meade would have
been obliged to attack us wherever
we might be pleased to have him .
ue wuIlu nave been hadly beaten
like the French, and the result
would have been similar.
| do not mean to say that two
governments would have been per
mancntly established ]; for thought
before the war, and during its con,
tinnance, that the the peoples would
eventually get together again in
stronger bonds Of friendship than
those of their first loye.--General
Lougstrect, in TIE February Century.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19
The emigration to Southwestern

The emigration to Southwestern
Louisiana in general and Calcas'eu
parish in particular. continues III a
regular stream. The prosperity OF
this section within the past five or
six years is almost unprecedented.
Lands that we're considered worth
less deserts have been made into
fourishing farms. and where but a
few years ago the creole 'tackey"
aud wild stock of the prairie made
their stamping ground and grazed
at will, stands beautiful cottages all
surrounded by some of the finest
fruit orchards in tho south. Our
resources have attracted the atten-
tion of the agrieulturis,s of the
country and the hidden wealth OF
old Calcasieu is bound to be devel-
oped. Energy, pluck and presever'
ance will not fail, neither will the
farmer that comes here to till the
soil-if he comes determined to
succeed.-Lake Charles Echo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19

1t requires but a slight knowl-
edge Of human nature to convince
us that much of our happiness in
life depends upon the cultivation Of
gentIeuess. The man Of wild, bois
ferrous spirit, who gives loose rein
to his temper, is generally speak
ing, stranger to happiness; he
lives in continual storm-the bitter
waters of contention and strife are
always yelling up in his soul, de-
stroying his peace, and imparing
his beautiful influence on all with
whom he is connected. He excitles
the disgust and i!I-wiIl of those who
are acquainted with his character,
and but few can be found to wish
him success in any Of his undertak-
ings.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19

KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Horses. Bsrgies and Ambulances tor
hire. / also keep one Of the best feed sta
biss i,iss in the country, and no pains nor nor
means pur 3 will be spared togive that attention
a,srn and care M to stock left in my charge which
+ III necessary they should have. Special
attention viii be given to the sale OF
hors4s. mules, or anything else pertaining
to the livery business. entrusted 10 me.
rsssonahIe rates Cali an examine my
.toeS. st Inspect my stahle and learn my
charges Feeling confident to give. entire
satisfaction to those who may patronl.Z!e 7!
me. i solicit liberal share of the pubic paa,i
patronage. NeN
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19

An epidemic Of pneumonia pre-
walls in Horny county. South Caro-
lima. As many as twenty-five deaths
have occurred during the past ten
days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19

| Next 4HcsuIyS VIII Dc UeOrgc
Washington's birth day, the leader
of the great American revolution,
and the first president Of the United
States, who was born in Westmor-
land county, Virginia, February %,
1732,,and died at his home at Mount
Vernon, December IA, 1899, being
not quite IS years of age, yet hay.
ing passed through vicissitudcs in
that short space of time which
brought results to live forever. No
| man has been so we'll beloved as
George Washington. In his day
and time, from childhood to old age,
he exhibited those rare traits OF
character which mark all along the
| march of time, the truly great and
good. Human nature can not attain
| to perfection. Divinity alone is
| perfect, yet some men have more of
the God-like in their nature than
others. None was ever more em.
bucd with seemingly divine attrib-
| utes than the Father Of his Country.
While no man ever had less need
to borrow honors from the past
g'ories of renowned ancestry, it is,
nevertheless, interesting to remember
that the name of Washington, though
differently spell> d, can be traced
through a direct line as far back as
! the days of Edgar, in the Tenth
Century. The maiden name of
George Washington's mother was
! Mary Ball, one Of the noblest moth.
ers that ever gave birth to child.
1t may not be amiss in this connec-
tion to state that all mri.nre ~~-e'a
the unequalled excellencies Of char
acter in the son, to the teachings OF
the mother, and the culture after
wards OF those great aud ennobling
qualities by companion of similar
mould. While no great reliance
can be placed upon all the anecdotes
told Of Washington's boyhood daya,
yet many of these are so perfectly
within tue scale of probability that
they commend themselves to conf
dence in the actual results Of such
character. There is little doubt that
he early acquired, among his con,
temporaries, that character for JUS
tice, truth and sterling honor which
continued through life, and which
commanded the admiration Of the
world.
One incident is told by Mr.. Curtis
of his daring determination and un-
daunted will which shows much of
the spirit Of endurance which went
with him through lite. lie mounted
and subdued an untamable blooded
horse which, in his struggles, bursted
blood vessel and fell dead beneath
his fearless rider. who, without
equivocation, frankly confessed to
his kind, yet stern mother, the loss
she had sustained by his master
horsemanship, which confession
proved ample satisfaction to her.
! Nothing can be said perhaps Of
Washington, his birth, life and death
that has not already been said a
thousand times, and yet we often love
to recall to mind the days of "Auld
Lang Syne," and try to see and long
to bring up the past and resel at
will in the luxuries Of that which
can never come again.
|, Previous to the late war between
| the South and North the I'D of
February was regarded as a national
holiday, in honor of him who was
g first in war, first in peace, and first
in thn hearts of his cOuntrymen."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-02-19

Cod E,av f.. Arputa. elao tn 5000 per
mo made sells,g cHs e-y AND Ncw Stts"NT.
Ear1crs and Decisive battles Dfthe W ~ hi
Writ 70 ). 4. MsSuEEy 6 Co.. 81. Lansss MO-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-04

1MPRTsoNING a JAILER.--St. Louis,
February ga special from Bolton,
Texas, says that at G o'clock last evening
daring Jail delivery occurred at that place.
The jailer was about to place prisoner ar
rested in the cage with seven others, when
q blanket was thrown over his head and
his keys taken from him. The prisoners
then threw him into the cage, locked the
doors upon him, and escaped, carrying the
keys with them. Up to midnight it had
been impossible to gam an entrance 10 the
Jail, and the jaler stands a good chance of
passing day Or two in Confinement.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-04

REPUBLICAN DISCIPLINE AND DEM
ocRATIC DEMoRALIZATIoN.- There are
one hundred and eighty-fve Democrats in
the present House. 1t requires only one
hundred and sixty-threc members to con-
stitute quorum, yet there is hardly day
that the Republicans do not defeat Demo
cratic legislation by refusing to vote, thus
leaving the House without quorum. A
regular attendant Informed correspondent
recently that the average number Of Demo
Gratis absent daily from the House was
about forty. Ga the other, side the Re-
publicans were always on hand when it
came to voting. 1t is the old story, Rcpub-
lican discipline and Democratic demoraliza-
tion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-04

RIVER VERSUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ga, February 23.-Quite an enthusiastic
meeting Of citizens was held in the Cotton
Exchange this afternoon for the purpose
of forming company to construct steam
boats to navigate the Savannah River be-
tween Augusta and Savannah. Speeches
were made by number of Augusta's most
prominent merchants, all of whom favored
the formation of such company. 1t was
shown that by having line of steamers
on the river freight rates to and from
Augusta could be considerably reduced.
and furthermore our cotton receipts would
raise the price of cotton fully one-eighth.
1t was also shown that the line of steamers
would be of vast benefit, not only to Au-
gusta's commercial interests, bu: to her
manufactures. After speeches the COM
pany was formed under the name of An.
gusta's Steamboat Company, to have cap-
ital stock Of $4,000. Eight thousand
five hundred dollars of this amouu. was
raised by subscription from those present
at the meeting, and numbers of others
have promised TO subscribe, but have not
as yet decided upon the amount of their
subscription. 1t will be specified in tbe
charter that no holder of stock can sell 10
outside parties without first Offering his
stock at par to the original company, thus
preventing any railroad COMPANY from
gaining control and fixing freight rates
There is no doubt of the money bs;n,
raised in very few days, when tbrse
light-draft boats, capable Of carrying about
one thousand bales of cotton. will ba co,-
structcd and run on the river. The to,,s
will only draw from two to three feet If
water and will thus be capable of plvipp
between Savannah and Augusta ot I'll
seasons.
This is considered the most ipterss,;,o
move Augusta merchants have made in
years, and will undoubtedly be Of vast ben
eft to the city.-News and Courier.